As I mentioned in my last blog we have started cutting down the long rough around the course yesterday and today. The long grass is mostly in out of play areas where it separates holes. As the weather is starting to turn towards autumn when the conditions get wetter and lusher we are thinning/ cutting it back whilst we can. The long grass gets very thick in wet conditions and it is very difficult to find golf balls. We are cutting it all back to 8 inches so it still provides a challenge but helps golfers which stray off line. The initial cut is then collected then its cut again to remove any missed bits. The rough areas will then be cut every 2 to 3 weeks until the end of the season.
Greens 19-27 were treated with the fertiliser and chelated iron greens 1-18 were sprayed with earlier in the week.
The greens have picked up in colour and density, stopping the spread of anthracnose, however it has left a few areas weaker than the rest. Hopefully recovery will be seen in the next couple of weeks, obviously smoothness has been effected. The greens being slightly softer are being peppered with pitchmarks which are not being repaired. An unrepaired pitchmark will scar the surface of the green and will effect putts for fellow golfers.
With scratch cup looming this weekend all areas on 1-18 have been cut and readied.
